Improvement in cut-offs for conducting-pipes



Patented Aug. 25,1874.

Witnesses:

TiiE GRAPHIC CO. PNOTOL\TH,39&4-l PARK PLACE/NH.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH HAMBITZER, OF GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN.

IMPROVEMENT IN CUT-OFFS FOR CONDUCTING-PIPES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 154,477, dated August2., 2874; application filed June 10, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH HAMBITZER, of Green Bay, Brown county,l/Visconsin, have invented an Improvement in Gut-Offs forGonducting-Pipes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full andcorrect description of the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure l is a sectional view, Fig. 2 is arear view,and Fig. 3 a perspective view, in place.

My invention relates to-the construction of a stop-gate or cut-01f forrain-water conductors for dwellings and for other purposes; and itconsists in constructing the sliding gate or cutoff, which is placeddiagonally across the pipe, so as to lead the fluid into the branch pipeat the angle where it isconnected to the main stem to operate withina'box, said gate being guided and limited in its movements by means ofan arm sliding in a slotted brace.

In the drawing, A represents the main tube, and B the branch. Diagonallyacross the tube A, cutting it in two parts, is a box, 0, madefluid-tight, except, of course, at the top, where the slide D enters.There is an orifice through this box nearly the size of the interior ofthe pipe. Through this orifice the fluid passes in its uninterruptedpassage through the pipe. Within this box 0 slides the solid slide orgate D, cutting off the passage of the fluid when it is closed in, andallowing it to pass on when it is withdrawn. To prevent the gate fromdrawing entirely out of the box there is placed behind the pipe A andbox 0 a brace, E, slotted a proper distance, so as to allow the gate 0to rise to a sufficient height to entirely open the orifice in the boxand no more, and movin g in an opposite direction sufficiently far toentirely close it Attached to the gate D is an arm, F, having a hook orbutton upon its lower end, which arm freely slides in the slot of thebrace E and regulates the motion of the gate or cutoff D, as abovedescribed.

The operation of my device is as follows: Having made the necessarybranches in the conductor for rain-water upon a dwelling or other house,orthe conducting-tubes of a grainelevator or any similar device, I applymy box 0 to the pipe near the angle, as shown in Fig. 3, cutting thepipe diagonally. Into said box 0 operates the cut-off gate or slide D,guided and limited in its action by the arm F and slotted brace E. Whenthe occupant of either story of a house wishes to intercept therainwater passing through the conductor the cut-off is closed, and thewater flows into the apartment, and upon opening it the water will flowon.- In the same manner grain may be conducted in an elevator, orliquors in tanning, soap, and other factories.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

In combination with a conducting-pipe, the box 0, slide D, arm F, andslotted brace E, substantially as shown and described.

The above specification of my said invention signed and witnessed atGreen Bay, Wisconsin, this 19th day of May, A. D. 1874.

JOSEPH HAMBITZ E R.

Witnesses O. BERNER, PAUL BAX.

